Sermon 1322B - Bride's Sabbatical Gratitude - 6th Message.....(Fri pm 3/18/1994)

BRIDE’S SABBATICAL GRATITUDE — 6TH MESSAGE.....(FRI PM 3/18/1994)
(1994 Ministerial Convention) This message deals with the ninth class of gratitude. In Luke 14:1-11, Jesus healed a man who had dropsy, which is a picture of greed in the spiritual realm. In this chapter, Jesus took the place of a lawyer and asked the Pharisees and lawyers, “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?” He reminded them that they circumcised children on the Sabbath day. They broke Moses’ law according to their traditions in order to circumcise and fulfill a law that was not even started by Moses. He reminded them that they would pull an ass or an ox out of a pit on the Sabbath day. They had mercy for their animals. And here was a man who had fallen into a pit, as it were. Jesus had already healed the man, privately, and He was comparing this well man to an ox or an ass that had fallen into the ditch. And the Pharisees were speechless. He told a parable about those who will be invited to the Marriage Feast.